Bikers gear up for Alicia’s

Kinatkatay MTB race 2018

TAGBILARAN CITY, January 6 (PIA)—Mountain bike enthusiasts poised to test their endurance and skill on a cross country off-road trail can now prepare for the 2nd Alicia Mountain Bike Festival’s Kinatkatay sa Binabaje set February 11, 2018.

Set to take to the 12 kilometer trail from the Alicia town hall to Cambaol, exit the dirt road to single track trails past the police camp to Binabaje and then back to the barangay roads back to the starting line, this year’s endurance challenge is a part of Alicia’s Founding Anniversary activities.

Opened for amateur and professional mountain bike enthusiast, Kinatkatay sa Binabaje’s 12 kilometer course is a mixture of flat back country roads, creek crossings, sloping ascents and wicked uphill segments complete with loose rocks, sandy loam and technical rampage quality descents that make the gruelling climb worth it, assured race organizers.

Although not that tough for professionals, organizers however cautioned: the trail is not for the weak of will.

After all, the course has climbing segments touted as one Bohol’s most challenging uphill climbs.

The top of the hills however offer a spectacular 360 degree panoramic view of the towns of Alicia, Talibon, Ubay, Mabini and Candijay, and the Bohol Sea.

Set to rip the trails of The Alicia Panoramic Park (TAPP), Kinatkatay is the second in the XTERRA quality bike segment race held at the rolling hills of Cambaol where the trails get one to one of Bohol’s most panoramic top of the mountain sights.

TAPP is also the venue for the first TAPP Trail Run, which could be the first of the series of annual battle of wills and endurance among off road trail runners.

The first Kinatkatay sa Binabaje held last year attracted cross country and enduro mountain-bike enthusiasts from across the region, and this year organizers expect a larger group.

Interested bikers can contact organizers at Alicia Unfolds on facebook for details. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)